Wamda

U.A.E

tabby closes $50 million Series B round

UAE-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup tabby has raised $50 million in a Series B round, valuing the fintech at $300 million. The...

Buy now pay later Fintech Tabby

U.A.E

SimpliFi launches after closing Seed round led by Raed Ventures

UAE-based fintech SimpliFi has emerged from stealth mode to launch its “cards as a service” platform in the Middle East and...

SimpliFi Fintech CaaS

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Forus secures Series A funding

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Forus Capital has secured an undisclosed Series A funding round co-led by Yazeed Alrajhi and Brothers...

Forus Fintech

Egypt

CreditFins raises pre-Seed round for its credit card management platform

Cairo-based fintech startup CreditFins has raised a Pre-Seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, TA Telecom Holding, and other...

CreditFins Fintech

Regional

How we pivoted our startup with grace

Walid Daniel Dib is the co-founder and CEO of hala, a UAE-based insuretech startup Spoiler: There was absolutely no grace...

Pivot Hala

Qatar

Spendwisor raises $1 million and secures $50 million capital commitment from Global Emerging Markets

Qatar-based fintech startup Spendwisor has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed round led by Erhama Nasser Al-Kaabi and...

Spendwisor Fintech

Regional

Want economic prosperity? Help women become more financially capable

Dina Alnabulsi is a business analyst at Globitel, a Jordan-based telecommunications company Financial exclusion is a universal issue,...

financial inclusion Women empowerment

Egypt

What can open banking do for Egypt?

Akram Abdou is the founder of Egypt-based Underlie, an open banking platform offering application programming interfaces (APIs) to...

Open banking

Morocco

Y Combinator acquires 7 per cent of Morocco's B2B e-commerce startup Chari

US-based Seed investor and accelerator Y Combinator has acquired 7 per cent of shares in Morocco-based B2B e-commerce startup Chari,...

Chari B2B e-commerce Y Combinator

Global

Global Ventures participates in Nigeria-based teamApt's Series B funding round

UAE-based venture capital firm Global Ventures has participated in Nigeria-based fintech startup teamApt's Series B funding round,...

Global Ventures TeamAPT

U.A.E

Postpay secures $10 million investment from AP Ventures and Afterpay

Dubai-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Postpay has secured $10 million in equity investment, led by AP Ventures and...

BNPL Postpay Fintech

U.A.E

UAE’s Cashee raises $1 million pre-Seed

UAE-based fintech startup Cashee raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round. Founded by Smeetha Ghosh and Brad Whittfield, Cashee...

Cashee EdTech Fintech

U.A.E

tabby raises $50 million in debt financing from Partners for Growth

Dubai-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup tabby has raised $50 million in debt financing from Partners for Growth. Founded...

BNPL Tabby

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Tweeq closes funding round led by STV, Raed Ventures

Riyadh-based fintech platform Tweeq has raised an undisclosed funding round, co-led by STV and Raed Ventures. Founded in 2020 by...

Fintech Tweeq

Regional

An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena

Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping...

Fintech Open banking Regulations

Saudi Arabia

Can Saudi Arabia become the region's fintech frontrunner?

When Tamara announced it had raised $110 million for its Series A back in April, it sent a wave of awe across the region. Not only was this...

Fintech

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Ziina’s latest $7.5 million funding round

Wamda has participated in UAE-basedZiina’s $7.5 million funding round which was led by Avenir Growth Capital and Class 5 Global....

wamda Ziina

Egypt

MoneyHash raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Egypt and US-based fintech MoneyHash has raised an undisclosed amount (six-figures) in a pre-Seed round led by COTU Ventures with...

Fintech MoneyHash COTU Ventures

Qatar

Qatar fintech Dibsy raises $300,000 in pre-Seed round

Qatar-based fintech startup Dibsy has raised $300,000 in a pre-Seed funding round, led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai with participation...

Fintech Dibsy

U.A.E

Stake raises $4 million Seed round

Dubai-based proptech startup Stake has raised a $4 million Seed round led by Combined Growth Real Estate with participation from...

Stake Real Estate

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $2.1 million pre-Seed investment

Saudi Arabia-based fintech NearPay, has raised SAR8 million ($2.1 million) pre-Seed investment from a group of angel...

Fintech NearPay pre seed

U.A.E

Foloosi raises $2 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech startup Foloosi, has raised a $2 million (AED 7.4 million) pre-Series A funding round from Abu Dhabi-based angel...

Foloosi Fintech pre-Series A

U.A.E

Mamo raises $8 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech startup Mamo has raised $8 million in its pre-Series A round led by Global Ventures, with the participation of 4DX...

mamo pay digital wallet

U.A.E

Ola Doudin: The Middle East is having its crypto moment

Development in crypto regulations in the Middle East will help digital assets grow according to Ola Doudin, co-founder of UAE-based...

BitOasis

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